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Psychogenic dyskinesias in patients with organic movement disorders
Author(s) -
Ranawaya Ranjit,
Riley David,
Lang Anthony
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.870050206
Subject(s) - psychogenic disease , movement disorders , physical medicine and rehabilitation , dyskinesia , medicine , movement (music) , psychology , psychiatry , parkinson's disease , philosophy , disease , aesthetics
Abstract The association of psychogenic neurological features with organic neurological disease is commonly acknowledged. However, the occurrence of psychogenic dyskinesias in patients with underlying organic movement disorders is not well recognized. Six cases of psychogenic dyskinesias complicating preexisting organic movement disorders are described. This possibility must be carefully considered and excluded before an unusual movement disorder can be considered entirely psychogenic.